superior nasal concha

noun

The upper of two thin bony processes of the ethmoid bone on the lateral wall of each nasal fossa that forms the upper boundary of the superior meatus of the nose.

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Meanings

nounsuperior nasal concha (plural superior nasal conchae)

plural superior nasal conchae

  1. anatomyThe upper of two thin bony processes of the ethmoid bone on the lateral wall of each nasal fossa that forms the upper boundary of the superior meatus of the nose.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 上鼻甲
  • 上鼻甲 (shàng bí jiǎ)bony process of the ethmoid bone
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